HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Center Siting Committee SENIOR CENTER SITING COMMITTEE
Members: Twelve (12)
Membership shall consist of five citizens, two members of the
Council on Aging, a member from each of the following
committees: Recreation, Conservation, Planning Board, School
Committee and Board of Selectmen.
Appointed by: Board of Selectmen
Term Length: The 2001 Annual Town Meeting or earlier. The committee will
present a preliminary findings report to the Board of Selectmen in
early September so that the Board of Selectmen can appropriately
consider authorizing expenditure of funds to study various Senior
Center siting issues. A final draft report shall be presented to the
Board of Selectmen by March 1, 2001.
Description: The Senior Center Siting Committee will r�eview the programmatic
and space requirements for the Senior Center using the functional
and programmatic requirements developed by the Council on
Aging. The Committee shall inventory and assess all potential site
options (both developed and undeveloped) and identify at least two
— sites that might be acceptable to the community far further pursuit.
The Committee shall identify the costs and benefits of the various
options that they consider. The Siting Committee shall also
develop a series of public process steps that will be followed by the
Committee and by the Board of Selectmen to hear from interested
parties as regards to the siting of a new Senior Center facility. The
Coinrnittee shall present its initial recommendations to the Board
of Selectmen regarding public process within four weeks of its
creation.
Membership (appointed 5/S/00)
Don Graham, COA
Marilyn Campbell, COA
Don Chisholm, Recreation
BeBe Fallick, Conservation
Steve Colman, Planning Board
Scott Burson, School Committee
Cathy Abbott, Board of Selectmen, Chair
Tom Ryan, 36 Percy Road
Ginna Johnson, 23 Ridge Road
David Harris, SA Eliot Road
Ann Ripley, 83 Hancocic Street
_ Lauren McNeil, 17 Sutherland Road